Cords Surname

187,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cords Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cords Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2301:65,4528,385
United States8051:450,26038,563
Paraguay1101:65,7891,757
Canada621:594,28449,093
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Cords Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cords Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cords is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cords? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cords is the 187,009th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,220,303 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Cords live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,230 people, or 1 in 65,452. In Germany Cords is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 27 percent are found, Hamburg, where 22 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Paraguay, where 5 percent are found.

Cords Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cords has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cords last name rose 575 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cords Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cords surname are 29.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cords earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $50,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.54% less than the national average, earning $41,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cordts912,074/
Coords91125/
Coerds9115/
Csords913/
Courds910/
Cord892,487/
Coordts8349/
Coerdts8316/
Chordsh832/
Cortdts831/
Courdts831/
Scoords830/
Corts803,652/
Cordt80993/
Coord80295/
Kords8088/
Curds8068/
Cordz8056/
Sords8045/
Cordì8015/
Cards809/
Courd803/
Corzs802/
Cordh802/
Jords801/
Cordd801/
Corcs801/
Courts733,135/
Kordts73464/
Cordtz73295/
Coerts73153/
Corchs73144/
Coordt73112/
Curdts7388/
Cortts7348/
Coorts7338/
Jordås739/
Courdt739/
Kortds734/
Cortse734/
Chards733/
Cortës732/
Cordth732/
Cardse731/
Chorts731/
Cordte731/
Corrts731/
Scards731/
Giords731/
Cardsh731/
Ciordz731/
Cortės731/
Djords731/
Soords730/
Cortzs730/
Cordova67438,573/
Card6719,887/
Kord674,485/
Cort674,330/
Corz6730/
Corc6723/
Courths675/
Kordsch671/
Cordová671/
Qord671/
Cordowa671/
Courrts670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cords
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